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Archive | May, 2010

Are you building in time for contemplation?

28. May 2010

One of the unfortunate byproducts of our continually accelerating internet and information age – especially now that we have a dizzying array of devices to connect and be always-on – is how challenging it is to take time away for something we all take for granted: contemplation. Harvard Business Review (HBR) published this article about [...]

ReliaCloud Releases Partner Program

27. May 2010

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ReliaCloud, our own local (but national) cloud computing infrastructure company, has launched a full fledged channel program centered on their enterprise-class infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud computing offering. According to Reliacloud, the five year growth outlook for IT cloud services revenue from 2009 to 2013 remains strong, with an annual growth rate of 26% – over six [...]

Minnesota’s Got It’s MOJO Workin’

26. May 2010

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We had a chance to catch the kick-off of MOJO Minnesota last week. To say it was a unique launch might even be a bit of an understatement. Here’s some thoughts from some of the attendees and the lead “instigators”.

Strong Community of Innovation In Attendance at Minnebar

24. May 2010

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Saturday saw another Minnebar come and go at the sprawling (OK, really big) Best Buy campus. Boasting over 900 who’d signed up for the event, it appeared to the Minnov8 Gang that there were roughly 500 or so people in attendance which still made it the biggest Minnebar yet and the largest Barcamp event of [...]

Minnov8 Gang 80: Minne-this, Minne-that

22. May 2010

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This week’s show comes to you from Minnebar 2010 held at the headquarters of Best Buy. We talk about Thursday’s MOJO MN event, Friday’s Social Media Breakfast and Saturday’s Minnebar. Huge turnout (no final count but at least 500 were there) and big thanks to Best Buy’s Geek Squad Chief Inspector, Robert Stephens, who made [...]

Best Buy Announces Movies & TV Online

18. May 2010

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With the acceleration of online movie and TV show distribution from the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Apple along with on-demand access from cable company services, it was inevitable that Best Buy would get in to this online distribution business. Best Buy Co. Inc today announced the availability of its new digital video service CinemaNow which [...]

Minnov8 Gang 79: The Facebookers

15. May 2010

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The Facebook privacy controversy continues to heat up. In fact, as of May 2010, the Better Business Bureau gave Facebook a D rating, stating “We have enough concerns about this company (for example, their offer, customer complaints, advertising, etc.) that we recommend caution in doing business with it.” To bring another perspective in to the podcast, [...]

MHTA Angel Tax Credit Panel

11. May 2010

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Join MHTA on Monday, May 24 at the ADC Auditorium for MHTA’s Angel Tax Credit Panel. Registration: 7:30 a.m. Program: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. The Angel Tax Credit Panel will feature an outstanding line-up of panelists who will discuss the recently enacted 25% tax credit for angel investors who invest in Minnesota high tech start-up companies. [...]

Web Innovation Is Everywhere in Minnesota – Even In an Ice Cream Shop!

10. May 2010

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A small retailer in St. Paul that’s obsessed with serving its customers has introduced an innovative new convenience for them that would shame even the largest retail giant — and it’s been no less than a year in the making. Izzy’s Ice Cream in St. Paul today announced a service that delivers real-time updates to [...]

StarTribune: Digital books put on hold at UofMN

10. May 2010

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Last Monday Minnov8 contributor, Liz Geil, posted about the UofMN project to have Google digitize many important volumes in the library system. The StarTribune had an article today about the initiative to enable a million University of Minnesota books to be digitally copied by Google under a plan to put the world’s libraries online. But most [...]

Archive | May, 2010

Are you building in time for contemplation?

ReliaCloud Releases Partner Program

Minnesota’s Got It’s MOJO Workin’

Strong Community of Innovation In Attendance at Minnebar

Minnov8 Gang 80: Minne-this, Minne-that

Best Buy Announces Movies & TV Online

Minnov8 Gang 79: The Facebookers

MHTA Angel Tax Credit Panel

Web Innovation Is Everywhere in Minnesota – Even In an Ice Cream Shop!

StarTribune: Digital books put on hold at UofMN

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